as in capabilities
the physical or mental power to do something
as a result of the accident the once-vigorous athlete lost the ability to walk
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Recent Examples of abilities
From Sunday school to public school In recent years, Texas leaders have broadly eliminated studies of racial and cultural diversity while expanding the schools’ abilities to introduce Christianity to students.
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Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
The white equine with a red cape originated as a centaur who was transformed into a full horse and given enhanced abilities through witchy ways.
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
The visitor—who understands English but can’t speak—gradually learns to fit in while deploying his few but startling paranormal abilities.
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Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
26 June 2026
Only when the planet rotates into the light of its yellow sun are her abilities restored.
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Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
The experience in question was a psychotic break that Murray endured in 2017 after spending several months involved with a wellness cult, coming to believe herself capable of powerful healing abilities.
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Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
Robotic teaching assistant Designed for interactive, face-to-face engagement, the M-Series robot combines natural language processing, expressive facial movements and real-time conversational abilities to communicate with students in a human-like manner during classroom activities.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
Ishchenko was the later international riser this year who popped around the midseason mark for scouts in Russia as a bigger wing who has real dribble, pass and shoot abilities.
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John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Although our modern fights are different, many of the same underlying issues remain — entrenched biases, efforts to limit women’s roles and rights, attacks on women’s autonomy, and attempts to raise doubts on women’s abilities, especially those of Black women.
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Jocelyn Frye,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
The white equine with a red cape originated as a centaur who was transformed into a full horse and given enhanced abilities through witchy ways.
—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
The visitor—who understands English but can’t speak—gradually learns to fit in while deploying his few but startling paranormal abilities.
—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
26 June 2026
Only when the planet rotates into the light of its yellow sun are her abilities restored.
—
Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
The experience in question was a psychotic break that Murray endured in 2017 after spending several months involved with a wellness cult, coming to believe herself capable of powerful healing abilities.
—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
Robotic teaching assistant Designed for interactive, face-to-face engagement, the M-Series robot combines natural language processing, expressive facial movements and real-time conversational abilities to communicate with students in a human-like manner during classroom activities.
—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
Ishchenko was the later international riser this year who popped around the midseason mark for scouts in Russia as a bigger wing who has real dribble, pass and shoot abilities.
—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Although our modern fights are different, many of the same underlying issues remain — entrenched biases, efforts to limit women’s roles and rights, attacks on women’s autonomy, and attempts to raise doubts on women’s abilities, especially those of Black women.
—
Jocelyn Frye,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abilities
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This approach will enable capabilities far surpassing current models while consuming a mere fraction of the energy.
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Dana-co plans to build on Lunya’s existing brand equity while bringing operational expertise, product development resources, wholesale relationships, planning discipline, and direct-consumer capabilities to support future growth.
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Poor sleep also undermines decision making and emotional regulation, two capacities that many successful professionals depend upon every day for work and which are also essential for wellness.
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Alzubi has worked in the district in various capacities, including chemistry teacher and assistant principal, since 2013.
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Modern leadership increasingly demands physical fitness beyond traditional executive skills like strategic vision and emotional intelligence.
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Parents are looking for activities that do more than fill the hours, and a good cooking class can hand a child real skills, real confidence and a few recipes worth making again at home.
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Instead of demanding personal fealty or humiliating them to assert personal dominance, Lincoln absorbed their egos and occasional slights, elevating their talents and turning his fiercest political adversaries into his most devoted champions.
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That said, the success of a company as large as Alphabet, over the long-term, is about far more than the talents of a few key executives.
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The Chicago Teachers Union voted by a 2-1 ratio to accept a plan to integrate faculties in the city’s public schools.
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Your intuitive faculties are on point today as the sun coordinates with Neptune.
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For this class, the premise is that your purpose in life lies to the intersection of your values, your aptitudes and your interests.
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This model reflects Japan’s long-standing corporate culture, which prioritizes new hires for their general potential—their aptitudes and aspirations, as opposed to their current skill sets or university majors—and then trains them on the job.
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Those leading campus organizations are building competencies in communication, budgeting and conflict resolution.
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This perspective informs Mentor126’s direction and involves the same three competencies any human mentor would use.
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“Abilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abilities. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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